Schools in Selby
Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire with 22 state schools administered by North Yorkshire Council following the 2023 merger of the former district and county councils. Primary admissions across the Selby area are largely distance-based, with the most popular schools in the town centre and the growing residential estates to the east drawing from a relatively compact catchment radius.
At secondary level, Selby has one main comprehensive, and a number of pupils from the rural villages surrounding the town also attend Selby schools. North Yorkshire Council publishes its co-ordinated admissions scheme each year alongside a map-based guide to catchment boundaries across the county.
School demand in Selby
Across the 22 schools in Selby with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 83%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Selby have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Selby are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of North Yorkshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Selby have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Selby: 3 oversubscribed (17)
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Selby · YO8 9NX
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby
Primary · Community school
Selby · YO8 8DJ
Barlby Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Selby · YO8 5JQ
Hemingbrough Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Selby · YO8 6QS
North Duffield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Selby · YO8 5RZ
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Selby · YO8 9BG
Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Selby · YO8 9HP
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Selby · YO8 4QB
Wistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Selby · YO8 3UU
Staynor Hall Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Selby · YO8 8GE
Camblesforth Community Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Selby · YO8 8HW
Selby Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Selby · YO8 4DL
Brayton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Selby · YO8 9DZ
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Selby · YO8 9AX
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Selby · YO8 6NN
Barlow Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Selby · YO8 8ES
Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Selby · YO8 8QF
Secondary Schools in Selby (3)
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Secondary · Community school
Selby · YO8 4HT
Brayton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Selby · YO8 9QS
Barlby High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Selby · YO8 5JP
Other Schools in Selby (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Selby are set by North Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.